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RACE DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE :(b) the Commission has reasonable cause to believe that that person intends not to comply with it, the Commission may apply to the District Court for an order requiring the person to comply with the notice or with such directions for the like purpose as may be contained in the order; and section 66A of the District Court Ordinance (Cap. 336) applies to failure without reasonable excuse to comply with any such order as it applies in the cases there provided.

(6) A person who—
 * (a) wilfully alters, suppresses, conceals or destroys a document which he or she has been required by a notice or order under this section to produce; or
 * (b) in complying with such a notice or order, knowingly or recklessly makes any statement which in a material respect is false or misleading,

commits an offence.

(7) A person who commits an offence under subsection (6) is liable on conviction to a fine at level 4.

67. Recommendations and reports on formal investigations

(1) If in the light of its findings in a formal investigation it appears to the Commission necessary or expedient, whether during the course of the investigation or after its conclusion—
 * (a) to make to any persons, with a view to promoting equality of opportunity and harmony between persons of different racial groups who are affected by any of their activities, recommendations for changes in their policies or procedures, or as to any other matters; or
 * (b) to make to the Chief Secretary for Administration any recommendations, whether for changes in the law or otherwise, the Commission shall make those recommendations accordingly.

(2) The Commission shall prepare a report of its findings in any formal investigation conducted by it.

(3) If the formal investigation is one required by the Chief Secretary for Administration, the following applies—
 * (a) the Commission shall deliver the report to the Chief Secretary for Administration;
 * (b) the Chief Secretary for Administration shall cause the report to be published in such manner as he or she thinks fit; and
 * (c) unless required by the Chief Secretary for Administration, the Commission shall not publish the report.